Wayfarers had a convincing win against a Trinity side from Bramhall at Oakwood Farm.

Mohammad Shiras was the star of the show with a graceful 74.

He was involved in a 84-run partnership with Richard Caulfield (30), and with Andy Monteith (34) put on 51 for the third wicket.

Wayfarers seemed to be cruising on 177-3, and were able to declare their innings with 226-6.

Harries, with 3-10, had the best bowling figures for Trinity.

The home side had the worst of the wicket after tea when the showers continued, and Wayfarers bowlers Martin Baldwin (5-56) and Andy Bruce (a steady 4-27) took advantage and were soon on top.

Trinity were in trouble at 80-6 and went on to lose three wickets quickly towards the end.

A victory for Wayfarers was then inevitable as Trinity's innings finished on 132 all out in just 14 overs.

Cairns (29) and Harries (19) caught the eye for the visitors.

The second team held out for a draw at Trinity by reaching 146-6 when chasing the home team total of 200-8 declared.

Wayfarers bowler George Williams took three wickets and Paul Nolan had two victims in two balls, but it was not enough to stop Trinity from reaching 200-8.

The Wayfarers innings started slowly and they were soon behind the clock.

Martin Ostick (23) and Alan Holt (22) kept things ticking over and an aggressive 52 from Colin Miller kept Wayfarers in the hunt.

But in the end Wayfarers were not able to keep up with the required run rate and finished on 146-6.

Meanwhile, the juniors go from strength to strength, winning convincingly at Macclesfield in the under-14 league on Friday night.

The Macclesfield B team batted first after winning the toss on a cold blustery night, but they had to work hard against accurate bowling from Mohammad Feeith (4-15) and Robert Hassard, who took three wickets.

Their innings ended on 89 runs after 20 overs.

Wayfarers' openers Thomas Matthews (15) and Robert Hassard (18) gave them a good positive start.

A nice little innings from Robert Murray, who retired (29no), kept Wayfarers on target.

It was left to Andy Ashcroft (with eight runs) and Reece Sutcliffe (five) to finish off the evening with a comfortable victory, with Wayfarers reaching 90-2 in only 14 overs.